The Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC) together with the Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Science (CSIC) (IETcc-CSIC) and venticool are organising a workshop entitled ‘Climate Change and Resilient Ventilation’ to be held on 21-22 April 2026 in Madrid.

The 1 ½ day workshop will provide an opportunity for Spanish researchers and professionals, as well as international experts, to present and discuss recent advances in relation to the challenges that climate change imposes on buildings, related to indoor environmental quality, ventilation, human health and sustainability.

This workshop is part of a series of annual international workshops organised by AIVC in collaboration with international research centres. These events also focus on local issues related to ventilation and infiltration as part of the knowledge generation process. At the Madrid workshop, the following topics will be discussed:

• Ventilation systems and climate resilience
• Indoor Environmental health
• Assessment of IAQ in naturally ventilated dwellings
• IAQ remediation by smart materials and air cleaning
• Sustainable cooling in cities
• Personalised Environmental Control Systems (PECS)
• Case studies in relation to the workshop topics

Workshop Programme

The workshop programme is available here.

Organisers

The workshop is organised by the Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Science (IETcc-CSIC) together with the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), with the collaboration of venticool (the platform for resilient ventilative cooling) and INIVE (International Network for Information on Ventilation and Energy Performance).

Venue

The workshop will take place at the Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja, 4 Serrano Galvache St., Madrid 28033.

Instructions on how to get there.

Registration

This is an in-person event. Participation is free of charge; however, registration is mandatory and limited to 120 participants. Registration will close on Tuesday, 31 March 2026. Registration is available here.

Please note that a no-show fee will be charged to registered participants who do not attend without prior cancellation. If you are unable to attend, you are kindly requested to cancel your registration by 14 April 2026 (one week before the event) by emailing Maria Kapsalaki. 

Sponsors

This workshop is financially supported by Airelimpio, Aldes, Duco, Renson, Reynaers Aluminium, Siber, Soler & Palau (S&P), Velux & WindowMaster.

To participate as a sponsor, please contact Pilar Linares Alemparte.

For further information please visit:  https://www.aivc.org/event/21-22-april-2026-workshop-madrid-climate-change-ventilation-and-resilience